GHE 12ga

[Bruce Day]

Lots of nice guns out there Richard and I think people like to see them, so I post pictures and hope it encourages others to do the same and maybe it urges them to get one or another one.

Years ago when I acquired my first and before Al Gore invented the internet and before there were these books about Parkers, I didn't even know what a high grade Parker looked like, and thought my little P grade was pretty fancy. Today its so easy for others to see hundreds of Parkers, know the details, know that they are useful today, and so by posting pictures of useful and decent Parkers maybe in a small way we keep Parker interest strong.

[10 bore]

I LIKE IT

[Blind Dog]

Here's my Oscar Gaddy GH which I bought from John Swindell at the Sanford event a few years ago. John got it as a project gun and had Oscar and his wood man (Washburn I think) completely refinish it, lock, stock ane barrel. I think John got his investment back. It's a #1 frame 28" 12 choked .009 and .032; a great grouse and all around field gun. Oscar covered it with his "preservative" varnish which sort of hides the work he did. I'm tempted to remove it; so what if it fades, I'm kind of fading too. Sorry for the crummy photography.